Teach

Why teach in Stroud Scholars?

• Meaningfully contribute to college access and educational equity
• Opportunity to co-teach, building relationships between CC and high school educators
• Participate in a collaborative teaching community, receiving support and resources in course design from Stroud Scholars curriculum committees
• Get better connected to and foster your sense of community and place in the Pikes Peak region
• Broaden your teaching portfolio with an opportunity to teach a new class and group of students
• Opportunity to incorporate college access, preparation, and/or pedagogy into your research agenda 

Courses

The program’s signature feature is its residential summer experience, which expands as students advance. Rising sophomores attend two weeks of on-campus classes without an overnight stay. Rising juniors participate in a three-week program that includes two weeks of classes without residency, followed by a one-week residential experience. In their final year, rising seniors complete a fully residential, three-week on-campus program, living on campus for the entire duration of their courses.

Courses will be co-taught by one CC educator and one educator with high school teaching experience (12-month staff of Colorado College are not eligible). Each instructor brings assets necessary to the course - disciplinary knowledge, academic and developmental expectations, classroom management, and foundational understanding of skills and knowledge necessary to succeed in a college classroom.

Core learning goals of courses:

Writing Course Learning Goals

Quantitative Reasoning Course Learning Goals

Summer 2026 Program Plan

Year 2 Students (Rising Juniors)

• 2-week day program with daily Writing and Quantitative Reasoning Courses
• 1-week residential program with daily Writing and Quantitative Reasoning Courses
• Co-curricular afternoon adjuncts
• Supplemental afternoon programming

Year 3 Students (Rising Seniors)

• 3-week residential experience with daily Writing and Quantitative Reasoning Courses
• Co-curricular afternoon adjuncts
• Supplemental afternoon programming

To Apply

Questions to consider if you are interested

So that you may prepare beforehand, please see below for questions we will consider in the selection process.

1. Goals, Interest in the Position: Why are you interested in teaching Stroud Scholars? What do you hope to gain, and what do you hope to contribute?
2. Experience: What experiences qualify and prepare you to teach in Stroud Scholars? Please include teaching experience, experience working with high-school-aged youth in and outside of the classroom (if any), and experience with college access initiatives (if any).
3. Academic Background, Interests: Share more about your academic background, including teaching and research interests. How do your academic interests intersect with the learning goals of the Stroud Scholars course you would like to teach?
4. Diversity and Inclusion: Colorado College is looking to create pathways to higher education for young people. Share your understanding of belonging and engagement; how will you embody these principles in the classroom with a diverse student population?

You will also be asked to submit a CV or resume (pdf). 

Selection Process and Timeline:

CC Faculty

• Mid-October: Deadline to inquire

Local Instructors

• February 1st: Deadline to inquire
• February 15th: Applicants will receive notice about next steps if they will advance to the interview phase
• February 21st-February 30th: Selection process and interviews
• March 5th: Selected applicants will be notified
• By March 12th: Applicants must confirm acceptance of position

If you have any questions or wish to inquire about teaching, please email Elise at ebuys@coloradocollege.edu.